NVIDIA Clarifies That GeForce RTX Cryptocurrency Mining Limiter Goes beyond Drivers, BIOS Involved

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NVIDIA had initially suggested that its new cryptocurrency mining limiter for GeForce RTX 3060 graphics cards derived primarily from changes in the software drivers, but it turns out that the neutering of the GPU’s mining efficiency is actually enabled by a combination of complex factors. The clarification comes from green team’s Bryan Del Rizzo (Global Director, Public Relations), who explained in a tweet that there is a secure handshake between the driver, the GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card’s silicon, and the BIOS. The implication is that the cryptocurrency mining limiter cannot be easily removed.



“The official line from NVIDIA is that this is a driver thing,” AnadTech’s Ryan Smith noted. “Given what...

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[GunShot]

Yeah, I tried to tell the scripted kiddies / inf driver modders that this implementation will require a 3-way authenticator / handshake for future RTXs cards but some geeks / wannbe hackers also think they can force missle launches too.

 

[Riccochet]

Yeah, I tried to tell the scripted kiddies / inf driver modders that this implementation will require a 3-way authenticator / handshake for future RTXs cards but some geeks / wannbe hackers also think they can force missle launches too.

It's already been bypassed. And had nothing to do with driver modding. Reloading the DAG every 55 seconds defeats their scheduler. They're also working on a miner that loads the DAG to system RAM which would bypass their checks completely.